A new Mass Effect Andromeda patch is available now, with stacks of great changes.

The single-player patch notes are pretty boring reading because they’re mostly about bug fixes, but if you’ve been stuck in Mass Effect Andromeda due to progression errors or other problems you’ll find it more interesting. Probably the most significant one is that BioWare has shut down being able to romance Cora and Jaal simultaneously, a “problem” that crept in when Jaal was made romanceable by Mryders. Anyway, check the full patch notes out below.

The update also delivers the Batarian Scrapper unit to Mass Effect Andromeda. They bring with them the Kishock Harpoon Gun, an old favourite from Mass Effect games of yore.

There’s been a pretty big balance pass on powers and weapons but more immediately apparent are three new versions of Uncommon, Rare, and Ultra Rare weapons with unique perks:

Bulwark: grants you additional damage resistance when near other players. Damage resistance increases with each team member in range.

Siphon: damage dealt replenishes player health.

Concussive: killing an enemy with a weak point shot causes them to detonate with a biotic explosion.

Neat. Should help with Platinum as well as the new regular challenges added to Mass Effect Andromeda with this update. BioWare has also made some interesting changes to difficulty such as scaling objective timers and booting the Assassination objective, so have a good squizz below.